New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-12
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS
STATE LAW REGARDING RAILROADS DECLARED
UNCONSTITUTIONAL.

UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
WASHINGTON. April lL-A decision rendered BY tho
Supreme the United States today in the railroad
permit OF Henry Barron agt George w. Burnside
Of Lynn County, Iowa Supreme Court
that State The question presented by this the
ty OF an act OF the General Assembly Of Iowa approved
April g. 1885, entitled AN act requiring foreign corpora
file their articles OF incorporation with the Secretary
OF State and imposing upon corpora
ransactng business in this State" Tho object Of the
compel foreign railway corporations to take out
permit for the transaction Of business within the STATE ana
condition Of the granting Of such permit that
the railway company BY of the shall
not the Federal Court The judgment Of the
Supreme OF Iowa Is reversed and the remanded
with directions enter judgment discharging the plaintiff
in from custody The corporation concerned in this
case Is the Chicago and Northwestern Railway Company
The other decisions handed down were ~ follows:
No. l6y-1he Cleveland Rolling MIL Company plaintiff
o ss1 % u states a4S the Northern
Of Illinois Judgment with costs and remanied
wS Snss n S Ssaa, @
the Vest
No iSe-Wiiam Fisher and others. plaintiffs in error.
sg EsF Kelsey 1 H. ETC e. %
Missouri Judgment affirmed with costs
and the
Of the United states for the District Of Rhode Island Decree
NO i72-josspS Penn assignee ETC. appean. ast phiIe
the Southern District of Illinois, Decree affirmed
No i7s~seth Bullock and Others etc appellant agt John
Appeal from the pre- .o. Sen 2. s Territory
No III Edmund Menard plaintiff in error agt Thomas
Goggan In the Circuit Court Of the United States
for Eastern District OF Texas Judgment reversed costs
this Court TO be paid by the plaintiff In error and case re-
No is2~rhe United States, plaintiff In ag. Phil
lips and Others In error TO the Crcnt Cont OF the United
states for the Western District Of Texas Writ OF error dis
No a-orginal-The state Of wisconsin plaintiff ast
Pelican Company Demurrer set for argument
No 3ff=The Covpgton Stock Yards Company. appellant
Charles Keith and others Motion for supersedeas de-
MED.
Tho Chief Justice the following orders The
porter having that owing the nun Der Of de-
cIsions will he mpraccabe to put the reports
volume therefore, here ordered that he pub
sh additional volume in this year. pursuant to Section
6Sl Of the Revised Statutes
The other business transacted to-day follows:
No s63-George Gibson, appellant agt II II shufeldt q
Co: Motion to dsnis, submitted by William Maury John
No Louisiana National Bank garnshee plaintiff
in and appellant agt Mira Hattie Whitney etc. and
No 9s7NThe Board of Liquidation Of City Debt appellant
as Sr a BY Thomas senmes and Alfred
Godth support Of motion and by Henry Miller In
90 2os-Hobsrt Duggar and others plainti in error
agt Henry Tayoe. submitted by James 7 Jones Tor de-
No alo- Florida LsusIin appellant ag Joseph Nit.
chelL Argued by Murray smith for appellant and by
NOS I'll 2i2 Peter Muyler plaintiff agt The
in error and submitted W Georgo Peck and Johnson
No 2ii~John 4 Coan plaintiff in error. agt William
No ale~Edwar Warren and Othersappelants agt Frank
No 2i7-Mary Wall and Others appellants. agt George
se ana 1taes , pa, ss,s sns omSFS wor.o plaintiff
William Chandler secretary etc submitted
by worden tor painn in error no counsel appearing
No ss~Lngi fch6erto and others appellants sgt the
appellant
Adjourned until tomorrow at 70 O'Clock